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Aug 11, 2011

Marketplace for August 11, 2011

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In China, signs translated into English baffle

by Rob Schmitz
Aug 11, 2011
With rising tourism, more Chinese signs are translated into English, often inaccurately. Some call the resultant puzzling hybrid "Chinglish."
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Speculators put France under pressure

by Stephen Beard
Aug 11, 2011
France enjoys a AAA credit rating, but speculators are pressuring the Gallic republic, which they see as the Eurozone's next weakest link
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First moves from the Colbert Super PAC

by Adriene Hill
Aug 11, 2011
In Iowa, the shadowy Stephen Colbert-run political action committee rears its head
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Social media speeds up market rumors

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Aug 11, 2011
Add Twitter to the flow of market-moving information -- and misinformation. That's making the trading day more complicated
An audience member uses an iPhone to send a tweet during an online Twitter town hall meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama from the East Room of the White House July 6, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
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Cisco Systems reports solid earnings

by Bob Moon
Aug 11, 2011
But there's a dark side to its report -- the U.S. government.
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How the downgrade is affecting you

by Marketplace Staff
Aug 11, 2011
Everyday Americans tell us how the U.S. credit downgrade is impacting their lives.
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Measuring people's anxieties over the markets

by Marketplace Staff
Aug 11, 2011
The Market Volatility Index, or the VIX, quite literally measures how investors are feeling about the stock markets -- which these days is pretty volatile. Its inventor discusses how the chart works
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